Is It Effective to Raise the Irradiation Dose from 80 to 85 Gy in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia?

Abstract

According to our finding that 85 Gy brought more rapid clinical improvement without causing more complications, 85 Gy seems to be preferable to 80 Gy, but prospective randomized trials are mandatory to get a more definite conclusion on the optimal dose for GKS of TN.